Obama makes bold climate initiative; GOP goes postal

[Spider]

[Indy]

The headline should be: WHO OPPOSES REDUCING POLLUTION? Because that is what we're talking about here, period.

But nobody wants to own up to that being the real goal here, so they couch it in fake arguments like it's a hoax, I'm not a scientist (but I'll ignore those who are), it will destroy the economy, it's a job-killer, etc.

No, you oppose reducing pollution. Even IF it were a hoax, there are 100 reasons to reduce pollution. This is just one of them.

You want to live in one of those fracked communities? How's that working out for people?

[eynon81]

[Indy]

A textbook example of when people decide to ignore the risks for feel-good-now riches and instant gratification but in this instance they have to live with the consequences.

In the bigger the people who are pushing us to ignore the risks are the ones who are rich enough to move wherever it is that they don't have to deal with the consequences.

[John Galt]

oh no not a 3.4 mag earthquake that caused no damage

[jimmyz]

So we tank US domestic coal use. The price of coal goes way down and supply goes way up. The US coal industry sells all the cheap coal they can to China, India, and the rest of the developing world's coal furnaces producing much more pollution than if we let it be burned in cleaner US coal furnaces. Great work there Obamanation.

[Professor]

[Professor]

[Kane]

[The Dude]